After obtaining a Masters in French Language and Literature in the Netherlands, where she was  born and raised, Schweitzer studied sustainable living at the Findhorn Foundation in Northern Scotland for eight years. She taught holistic cooking at the Esalen Institute in Big Sur while studying the potential of communications.

A Big Island resident since 1988, Schweitzer has had the privilege of studying with chef Peter Merriman, the pioneering "father" of Hawaii Regional Cuisine, and other island leaders. Her writing initially focused on health, food, and wine. Frequent and intense travel in the Hawaiian islands allowed her to become deeply involved with sustainability, environmental, and agricultural issues.

Schweitzer combined her passions—health, fresh foods, and Hawai‘i's precious environment—in co-authoring the Fodor's Healthy Escapes and Getting Away From It All series. She writes for numerous national consumer and trade publications including Spirit of Aloha, Spa, Islands, AAA, Natural Medicine, Coastal Living, and Hearst and Meredith Publishing imprints.

The Hawai‘i Chapter of the International Association of Business Communicators honored Schweitzer with an Ilima Award for health reporting.

Books include: Kohala ‘Aina, Big Island Days,Tiki of Hawaii: A History of Gods and Dreams, Hawaii’s Spa Experience and Big Island Journey (to be released in 2008).

As a professional writer and Hawai‘i expert, Schweitzer has given presentations at travel conferences, the Rotary Club, and public relation firms. She also writes novels and short stories, and has been honored with a Honolulu Magazine fiction award.